Amoshe Surname
Approximately 138 people bear this surname
Amoshe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 85 | 1:543,293 | 26,596 |
| Nigeria | 47 | 1:3,768,995 | 108,818 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Amoshe (10) may also be a first name.
Amoshe Demographics
Amoshe Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Amoshe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amoshe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Amoshe (Arabic: عموشي) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amoshe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,511,557th most widespread last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 52,808,304 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Amoshe live; 62 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name internationally, held by 10 people.
This surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 543,293. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Vihiga County, where 80 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 5 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 5 percent are found. Besides Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 34 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.
Amoshe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amoshe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amoshe in the Arabic language | ||
| عموشي | mwshy | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Amoshe
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